Performance recording his flock comes naturally to Stuart Dawes, who has been keeping meticulous records since he started sheep farming just over 10 years ago

Taking time to think about what might go wrong during handling will help ensure your stock are protected.

Records were smashed at the Farmers Guardian show and sale of show potential cattle at Pateley Bridge by the overall champion

The Farmers Guardian supported show and sale of show potential cattle at Barnard Castle topped at £3,700

Galloway Cattle Society sale saw bulls top at 13,000gns three times

Catch with what's been happening in the auction markets

The Farmers Guardian supported in-lamb sale at Clitheroe was held in conjunction with the Derbyshire Gritstones, Lonk, North Country Cheviot, Whitefaced Woodland breed societies and Rare Breed Survival Trust

The Luing Cattle Society sale at Castle Douglas topped at £18,900 twice with bulls averaging £7,832, up £502 on the year, with a clearance rate of 96 per cent

Park champion tops the sale

Limousin bulls were in demand at the breed society sale at Carlisle which saw a top price of 35,000gns, a record average of £9,590 which is £1,360 up on 2023, and a record clearance rate of 93 per cent